Aztec+Stickies

Aztec Stickies


 * Please enter each** **Post IT note, according to the topic and number of dots.**


 * Ex:** **Organizational Change Policies: 19 dots** **and then list each stickie comment.**


 * These comments** **are proactive solutions to overcoming a barrier or restraint that informs your role as a coach in the reculturing schools around 21st Century change.**


 * 40 Professional Development**
 * 1) **Training based on ability**
 * 2) Focus on teachers moving forward
 * 3) Specific time set for Tech PD
 * 4) Allow individual teachers to become experts on a topic or web tool
 * 5) Differentiated PD
 * 6) In-house PD via points of need
 * 7) Build in PD for teachers/Admin regarding shift in tech/pedagogy
 * 8) Shift from Tech PD to instruction and introduce tech tools as the need arises
 * 9) Admin and teacher both attend PD (twice)
 * 10) Roll as big picture of curriculum and tech PD
 * 11) PD on instructional changes & models than technology
 * 12) Introduce tool for for teacher communications
 * 13) Involve the tech Director in the conversation about what is needed in PD based on teachers
 * 14) Try using Facebook, Nings for professional book discussions
 * 15) Work to provide levels of PD and combine with other districts
 * 16) Work with IU TIMS to design based on IU needs, by a survey
 * 17) Require Integration of Tech for new teachers coming into the district


 * 23 Priority of Visions**
 * 1) Time
 * 2) Social work field mind set
 * 3) Embrace the larger audience
 * 4) Open access
 * 5) Teach responsibility NOT control
 * 6) Support what is working
 * 7) Get Admin on board and educate the IT personal on what 21st Century Skills required
 * 8) Get all the leadership team together
 * 9) Establish and communicate a shared vision
 * 10) Host by-in meetings about the vision with admin and leaders
 * 11) More communications
 * 12) Shared Goals
 * 13) Shared responsibility
 * 14) Share SD strategic plan vision with staff


 * 17 Technology vs Curriculum Interaction**
 * 1) **Train and use collaborative tools**
 * 2) Allow students to bring tech from home
 * 3) Both need the a similar vision about student learning
 * 4) Narrow the options of apps that support learning vs too many
 * 5) 1-1 with online text and open server
 * 6) Explore tech alternatives to laptops for students (Web-books, ibooks,etc)
 * 7) Visit other schools to see where the the teams work together well
 * 8) Tech and Curr involved in curriculum review sessions
 * 9) Project-based learning curriculum that has the integration of tech built in as a minimum proposed
 * 10) TIMs and Mentor visit can help


 * 15 Shift of Admin, Board and Superintendent**
 * 1) Create a technology steering committee with stake holders present
 * 2) Develop 3-5 year plan of PD with levels: introduction, application and mastry
 * 3) Build SD/building goals around PBL and Technology
 * 4) Common vision in administration
 * 5) All Admin on relatively on the same page
 * 6) Create a intro for new Admin, Super or Boards on curriculum technology integration
 * 7) Arrange meetings with Admin to define rolls
 * 8) Be sure the SD plan has Curriculum/Technology integration in it with a time line
 * 9) Peer evaluation teams of teachers who embrace tech with those who drag their feet.
 * 10) Use teachers as leaders to share the 21CTLT
 * 11) Have students tell compelling stories to the Board each year
 * 12) Document the progress by teachers/students
 * 13) Gather data from State and CFF to share with Board, admin and fellow educators
 * 14) Prepare community and business leaders to support the SD investment
 * 15) Identify the power brokers out side the SD to build a community support and new boards, admin and Supers come to the districts
 * 16) Take board, admin and supers to visit other successful districts
 * 17) Annually get one of this team to ISTE or Pete &C


 * 8 Rebuild the Faith**
 * 1) Exploring the aspects of technology
 * 2) Longer periods
 * 3) Common periods
 * 4) Stronger teachers can reinvigorate


 * 8 Infrastucture**
 * 1) Take laptops with bad batteries and put them in standing labs or 5 comp centers in elem buildings
 * 2) Technology is there
 * 3) Adequate tech is provided
 * 4) Spend the monies necessary to have a strong infrastructure
 * 5) Look for alternative funding sources and grants to support infrastructure
 * 6) Provide power strips and extension cords to group tables that give power the lack of battery time in older computers


 * 8 Budget**
 * 1) Repeal Act I
 * 2) Attend more school boards meetings and be more visual
 * 3) Get community involved with funding
 * 4) Invite the Legislators back in to visit


 * 8 Teacher**
 * 1) Shared planning time
 * 2) Teacher collaboration
 * 3) Take on leadership/ownership
 * 4) Work with teachers who want to implement PBL and let it grow at will
 * 5) Create individual or team of teachers with expertise on specific apps or integration techniques